Growth Strategist for Commercial Banking

Westwood, MA (Hybrid)

$155K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end marketing strategy and execution for Treasury & Payments in Commercial Banking, shaping go-to-market, messaging, and campaigns that drive pipeline, client engagement, and revenue while aligning cross-functional partners and compliant, data-driven optimization.

  • Growth ownership: lead integrated plans across digital, ABM, events, and sales enablement to hit quarterly and annual objectives.
  • Client-centric campaigns: translate complex Treasury & Payments offerings into compelling value propositions and campaigns targeting key buyer personas.
  • Measurement and governance: establish dashboards, run test-and-learn programs, and optimize based on revenue impact and regulatory requirements.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and help lead marketing strategy and vision for Commercial Banking to achieve business objectives, revenue growth, and client engagement goals
  • Serve as a strategic marketing thought partner to Commercial Banking product owners and business leaders, shaping end-to-end go-to-market strategies
  • Translate complex Commercial Banking offerings and capabilities (e.g., payables, receivables, cash management, liquidity, fraud, digital payments) into compelling, client-focused value propositions and marketing campaigns
  • Act as the primary liaison between Commercial Banking business partners and Marketing, ensuring alignment on priorities, messaging, and execution
  • Influence and partner with cross-functional teams to design and deliver quarterly and annual integrated marketing plans spanning: digital marketing (website, search, display, paid social, content), Email and direct marketing, Account-based marketing (ABM), Sales enablement tools and collateral, Events, sponsorships, and thought leadership, Paid, earned, and owned media
  • Lead execution for end-to-end Treasury & Payments Commercial & Corporate Bank marketing initiatives, ensuring on-brand, on-strategy, and on-time delivery
  • Develop clear and actionable marketing and creative briefs grounded in data, insights, personas, and customer journeys
  • Keep the client at the center of everything by serving as the voice of the customer and optimizing experiences across channels and touchpoints
  • Partner with Sales, Relationship Managers, and Digital teams to ensure marketing supports pipeline growth, onboarding, and long-term client success
  • Ensure closed-loop analytics to measure marketing performance against forecasts and business outcomes
  • Analyze performance data and lead test-and-learn initiatives, retrospectives, and optimization recommendations
  • Partner with data and analytics teams to track web and campaign metrics and improve marketing efficiency and effectiveness
  • Manage a marketing budget within scope, providing accurate estimates, tracking spend, and recommending allocations across tactics
  • Proactively manage risk and ensure all marketing activities comply with regulatory requirements, internal governance, and defined processes
  • Guide marketing components for new and existing Treasury & Payments product launches and enhancements

Requirements

  • Strong strategic and creative thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into impactful marketing strategies
  • Experience marketing complex B2B solutions; Treasury, Payments, Cash Management, or Commercial/Corporate Banking experience strongly preferred
  • Deep experience across digital marketing channels, including search, display, social, content, and web optimization
  • Proven ability to develop clear, insightful marketing, creative, and media briefs using research and data
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Metrics-driven mindset with the ability to interpret data and create actionable, measurable strategies
  • Experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Detail-oriented self-starter with a strong sense of accountability and urgency
  • Comfortable operating in a regulated environment
  • Minimum 8–10+ years of progressive marketing experience, ideally in B2B financial services
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • MBA or equivalent experience preferred

Preferred

  • Prior B2B financial services marketing experience
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Pardot, Demandbase, and AI-enabled marketing tools
  • Experience tracking web metrics using Adobe Analytics

Benefits

  • We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs, and more.
  • Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory paid sick or time-away policies across U.S. jurisdictions.
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Providence, Rhode Island, USA
23K employees (491 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.8%
Direct
63.2%
Referral
6.9%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~22.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
350 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$2B
Last Raise
$750M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $750M
  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $1.3B

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